Fedora 7 - I'm confused!

[nick.stumpos]

gnome in one window
Edit->preferences->behavior tab check always open in browser window
just type fdisk -l in a terminal, it will show us what your hard drive partitions look like so we can help you mount it

[kona0197]

[root@d-op150-xp kona]# fdisk -l
bash: fdisk: command not found

[nick.stumpos]

make sure your root with the - i.e. su -
or alternatively /sbin/fdisk

[kona0197]

Originally Posted by Nickisgod1

make sure your root with the - i.e. su

That never has worked for me...

[root@d-op150-xp kona]# /sbin/fdisk -l

Disk /dev/sda: 37.4 GB, 37490066944 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 4557 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes

Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sda1 * 1 2432 19535008+ 7 HPFS/NTFS
/dev/sda2 2433 2445 104422+ 83 Linux
/dev/sda3 2446 4557 16964640 8e Linux LVM
[root@d-op150-xp kona]#

[kona0197]

I just realized - Shouldn't I be seeing a windows folder somewhere?

[nick.stumpos]

what happens if you type as root
mount /dev/sda1 /mnt
then cd to /mnt
does it error or do you see your windows drive

[Reindeer]

Originally Posted by kona0197

Reindeer - I just used a stopwatch to time myself opening OO writer. 39.88 seconds flat from menu selection to a usable OO writer prompt.

Yup.
I was in the same situation until about two weeks ago.
I finally got the means to build the machine I have always wanted.
I have run OpenOffice on a Pentium II 400MHz (in the past), and that was painfully slow to the point of unusable.
I upgraded most recently from a Pentium III 1.0GHz, and that was also pretty slow dealing with large programs like OO writer, due to the small memory footprint of 384mb.

I you have the means to upgrade, I can suggest a configuration for you that you will likely be happy with, including a monitor with automatic one button adjustment capability.

[kona0197]

Nickisgod1 - I'll reply to your question after the next time I boot into F7.

Reindeer - I wasn't complaing. Under a minute is good by me. I'm just happy it all works.

I am upgrading. I already paid for it but it hasn't shipped to my door yet.

Pentium 4 2.4 GHz
512 DDR 2100 RAM
40 gig HDD
CD/RW - 52x32x52

[kona0197]

Nickisgod1 or anyone around:

[root@d-op150-xp kona]# mount /dev/sda1 /mnt
[root@d-op150-xp kona]# cd /mnt
[root@d-op150-xp mnt]# dir
AUTOEXEC.BAT IO.SYS RECYCLER
boot.ini MSDOS.SYS StubInstaller.exe
CONFIG.SYS net_save.dna System\ Volume\ Information
DELL NTDETECT.COM TEMP
Documents\ and\ Settings ntldr WESTWOOD
epson pagefile.sys WINDOWS
hiberfil.sys Program\ Files
[root@d-op150-xp mnt]#

How do I make the mounting of windows a permanent thing?

[nick.stumpos]

make a directory like /mnt/windows
as root
mkdir /mnt/windows

then edit as root with your favorite editor /etc/fstab

add the line
/dev/sda1 /mnt/windows ntfs umask=0,auto 0 0

[kona0197]

OK I need some help...

What codes do I input to get fedora frog and then install/use it?

Thanks guys!

[leigh123linux]

Originally Posted by kona0197

OK I need some help...

What codes do I input to get fedora frog and then install/use it?

Thanks guys!

You will learn nothing if I spoon feed you the commands to use it so go and figure it out yourself as you have opted for the lazy way


I don't use this type of program as they can really screw up your repos

http://sourceforge.net/projects/fedorafrog/



try this script instead ( as it is safe )

http://forums.fedoraforum.org/forum/...install+script


Or if you want to learn howto use linux properly try this guide

http://www.fedoraguide.info/index.php/Fedora7

[kona0197]

That's the rub of it isn't it? I told you guys this along time ago...

People don't want to learn Linux - they just want it to work.

And so do I to a point as I want to learn a few things along the way.

I had Fedora Frog running 5 minutes after I posted that request. I went out and searched for the answers myself.

There is no need to yell at me; one gathers knowledge by asking questions and besides not everyone knows as much as others when it comes to Linux. Some of us don't want to learn all there is in Linux - just enough to get by.

Learn that and remind yourself about that before you type...

Thanks anyway.

I did have a better question. What would one do if he wants to switch to a text based boot up process instead of a graphical one but still wanted a graphical login?

(Oh yeah how about getting an application to startup when you boot up fedora?)

Thanks guys - I'm gonna save this thread for future reference.

[leigh123linux]

Originally Posted by kona0197

That's the rub of it isn't it?

I told you guys this along time ago...

People don't want to learn Linux - they just want it to work.

And so do I.

I had Fedora frog running 5 minutes after I posted that request. I did go out and searched and figured it out on my own.

There is no need to yell at me; one gathers knowledge by asking questions and besides not everyone knows as much as others when it comes to Linux.

Learn that and remind yourself about that before you type...

Thanks anyway.

Learn that and remind yourself about that before you type...

I have ( If someone isn't willing to learn I don't bother helping )

No one is born a Linux guru , I am self taught and had to get any help I needed from Google as these forums didn't exist when I started using Linux ( I am in the middle of my RHCT course at the moment )

[johannlo]

Kona, F8 is right around the corner, you could wait a bit for that and see how it behaves...

the guide that Leigh123 points you to pretty much spells it out for you mate, you can even copy and paste commands directly. I think that's a pretty good level of help.

If you want to be spoon fed, no problems, but then you should be paying for support You can't expect that a free forum feels obliged to hand you all your answers on a silver plate customised to your exact situation and needs.

Not meaning to sound rude, apologies if I have come across as such